Middletown teacher killed by hit-and-run driver in Somerset

Wednesday

Oct 30, 2013 at 2:50 PM

SOMERSET, Mass. -- A Middletown teacher died Tuesday night after she and her husband were walking and were struck from behind by a hit-and-run driver who later turned himself in, police said in a news release.

By Tom Mooney

SOMERSET, Mass. -- A Middletown teacher died Tuesday night after she and her husband were walking and were struck from behind by a hit-and-run driver who later turned himself in, police said in a news release.

Police identified the couple as Kerri L. Harrison, 35, a third-grade teacher at Forest Avenue School, and her husband Tracey, 42. They were walking along Lepes Road around 9 p.m. when they were hit by an SUV that then drove off. A license plate from the vehicle fell off at the scene.

Police said the driver of the SUV later turned himself in. Police identified him as Adam Cooper, 36, of Somerset. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, death resulting.